44أَلَم تَرَ إِلَى الَّذينَ أوتوا نَصيبًا مِنَ الكِتابِ يَشتَرونَ الضَّلالَةَ وَيُريدونَ أَن تَضِلُّوا السَّبيلَMuhammad AsadART THOU NOT aware of those who, having been granted their share of the divine writ,1 now barter it away for error, and want you [too] to lose your way?The people referred to are the followers of the Bible. Thus, after having touched in the preceding verse upon the question of prayer, the Qur'an resumes its cardinal theme: man's responsibility for his actions and, in particular, for the manner in which he responds to the guidance offered to him through God's revelations.